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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha Ultra PHEV
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GWM Cannon Alpha Ultra PHEV Seven-Day Test: The plug-in BYD Shark alternative for proper off-roaders.

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 Iain Curry 3460 Views alpha ultra phev, cannon alpha PHEV, gwm cannon alpha phev review, review

The BYD Shark may steal headlines and sales numbers, but GWM’s huge Cannon Alpha dual cab is the plug-in for

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Alfa Romeo Tonale Q4 PHEV
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2026 Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Review: Italian brand promises a small SUV antidote to “computers with four wheels”

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 2138 Views Alfa Romeo Tonale

The Alfa Romeo Tonale is back for 2026, and it’s packing a promise under its undeniably pretty sheet metal that

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2025 Mazda CX-60 Pure PHEV
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2025 Mazda CX-60 Pure PHEV Review: Rapid-fire refresh for posh CX-5 sibling brings refinement to the ride 

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 10890 Views Mazda CX-60, PHEV, PURE, review

Consider this the Mazda CX-60, take two. The first version, launched in Australia in 2023, was expensive, copped criticism for

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JAC T9 Hunter (image credit CarNewsChina)
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BYD Shark hunter! 2026 JAC T9 Hunter PHEV Australian Edition gives us a taste of what’s in store for the Chinese Ford Ranger PHEV rival

June 10, 2025June 9, 2025 John Mahoney 7689 Views Australian Edition, JAC T9 Hunter

Chinese brand JAC has celebrated the beginning of right-hand production of the 2026 T9 Hunter PHEV with a new Australian

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Chery Himla
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Is Chery about to crack the diesel ute code? Chinese brand plots plug-in diesel powertrain for first BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha-challenging ute

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 9335 Views Chery, ute

Chery is set to enter Australia’s crowded dual-cab ute market, only potentially with a major twist, with the Chinese brand

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JAC Hunter PHEV exterior
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Chinese brand turns Hunter on the Ford Ranger PHEV and BYD Shark 6 with fire-breathing plug-in hybrid JAC T9 dual cab

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 8364 Views JAC T9 Hunter

The pool of plug-in hybrid utes is set to grow more crowded still in Australia, with Chinese brand JAC whipping

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BYD Shark 6
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Electric ute shock! The BYD Shark 6 really is as good as everyone says – in fact, it’s better | Opinion

February 19, 2025February 20, 2025 Stephen Corby 50617 Views

Being avowedly and even professionally cynical can be exhausting work, but it’s satisfying, too, because you’re so often proven to

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2025 Mazda CX-80 PHEV
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2025 Mazda CX-80 plug-in hybrid review: A true replacement for the CX-8 and CX-9?

November 17, 2024December 20, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 13685 Views CX-80, mazda

Another day, another large SUV from Mazda. In fact, Australia is the only market to get the CX-60, CX-70, CX-90

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2024 BYD Shark.
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The new breed of dual-cab ute: 2025 BYD Shark 6 PHEV to hunt down Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux from next month – but can it convince you to abandon diesel?

September 25, 2024September 23, 2024 John Mahoney 16224 Views

The 2025 BYD Shark 6 is now just weeks away from launching in Australia, when it will become the first

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2024 MG HS
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First look at Australia-bound 2024 MG HS! Does this Chinese plug-in hybrid finally have what it takes to take down the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 John Mahoney 13757 Views mg hs

The second-generation MG HS mid-size SUV has been fully unwrapped at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK,

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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EV videos

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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